Previously there were four recognized forms of intellectual property:
patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright.

But in the past year a fifth form of
Intellectual Property (always Capitalized) has sprung into prominence, SCO
IP.

SCO IP has the following characteristics:

1. It is Valuable, i.e. has vast monetary worth.

2. It absorbs and ingests other forms of IP on contact. Much like an
   

3) It has priority over all other forms of IP. When you have SCO IP, all
other claims are irrelevant.

4) It is transmutable, taking on the aspect of Copyright, Patent, Trade
Secret, or Trademark at will and as needed. It can be any combination of
the above, to fit the circumstance.

5) It is non-specific. Very non-specific. A simple declaration such as
"It's in there" is sufficient to establish your claim. "It's
a no-brainer" clinches the deal.

6) It is not subject to the laws of time. Having SCO IP allows you to
claim all that has gone before, rather than it being prior
art.

7) It is endlessly quoteable. Possession of SCO IP entitles you to daily
quotes in IT rags.

8) It is unchallengeable. You can't challenge it, because you are not
allowed to know what it is. It's SCO IP, that's all you need to know.

9) You have to pay for it. No free lunch, even if it is your lunch to
begin with.

10) It is, unfortunately, exclusive to SCO. If you are not SCO, you cannot
have SCO IP.

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